For consistent and safe performance, remember your rubber!

[musicman]

Your rubber bushing in your Lee Pro Auto Disk powder measure/dispenser, that is!

 

I've been reloading on an off for about 8 years now, and have been using the same equipment since day 1.  The last year or so, things have gotten really messy when using the finer powders like AA2,5,7,and 9, H110/296, etc.  My auto-disk would shed granules like crazy, and I've actually started switching things up so I would be using the medium flake powders instead.  I knew it was the elastomer wiper in there that was all worn out, and I had put it in the back of my mind to replace it.  I went to the Reloader's Bench last weekend for the first time in quite awhile, hoping they'd have one for sale there... no dice.

 

:surrender: I finally broke down and ordered from the Lee website.  They were just $1 each and shipping was a $3 minimum, so I grabbed 4 of 'em.  Also, I had quite a scare a few months back when I dropped both of the nuts that hold down the hopper into the black hole known as my garage floor.  I found one immediately, the other the next day.  I now have a backup pair!

 

Anyways, I snapped a few pics of the new vs old wipers.  They don't do justice to how awful that old one looks!  I just loaded up 150rds of 40 using AA2 and there is not a single powder granule to be found on my loading bench!  YAAAYYYY!!!!  :rock:  :rofl:  :woohoo:

 

 

 

 

Remember to check your rubbers.  It's for your safety!